Updated: Les Miles' raise from LSU had been in the works

10:43 PM,
Nov. 28, 2012

Les Miles and LSU have agreed to a new contract.

Written by

Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

And about 24 hours later, it ended with the public promise of a tweak to LSU football coach Les Miles' contract that will give him a raise and add two years to his current five-year deal. The raise will be finalized after the Tigers (10-2) play in their bowl game, the site of which will be announced Sunday.

On Tuesday afternoon, the popular sports website "Sports by Brooks" tweeted that Miles had an offer on the table from the University of Arkansas for $27 million over five years to be its head coach. Other area and national publications followed suit, but ...